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Contents
  1. Plants of Nepal
    1. 01Browse every plant
    2. 02The five regions
    3. 03Districts Flora
  2. Ecosystem
    1. 01Types of Ecosystem
  3. Climate change
    1. 01What is changing
    2. 02What is Climate Change?
  4. Environment-friendly behaviour
    1. 01Things you can do

Forest fires

Dry winters leave forests thirsty, and fires spread further and burn hotter than they used to. Seeds and seedlings on the forest floor are lost first.

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Plants this affects

  • Chir Pine

    Pinus roxburghii

    Siwalik (Chure) · Middle Hills

    The pine of the middle hills, with long needles and sticky resin that smells sharp and sweet.

    Doing okay

  • Sal

    Shorea robusta

    Terai · Siwalik (Chure)

    The great tree of the Terai forests. Its timber is so strong that Nepali houses built from it stand for a hundred years.

    Doing okay